Jason Orange lands Shameless role as ‘DJ Scouse Mouse’

Take That singer Jason Orange will appear in the finale series of Shameless, playing a DJ named Scouse Mouse who runs a music festival on Chatsworth Estate.

A fan of the award-winning Channel 4 drama, Orange filmed scenes this week before being given a tour of the set, stopping by at protagonist Frank Gallagher’s local pub The Jockey.

He was said to be ‘nervous’ about his role by a show insider, but proved a hit with the rest of the cast.

Shameless’s eleventh series will also be its last, with old characters such as Fiona Gallagher played by Anne-Marie Duff returning along with Lip Gallagher (Jody Latham) and Carl Gallagher (Elliot Tittensor).

Creator Paul Abbott announced that the show would be coming to an end last October.

‘Its 10th anniversary seems a fitting time to shut the book,’ he said. ‘We’ve had an absolute ball making this stuff up for a living. We’ve given back in spades and got away with absolute murder.’

Shameless helped launch the career of actors including James McAvoy and Maxine Peake.